Place to store custom parameters (properties) in swing application

In a relatively simple swing application, I was wondering how should I handle choosing of custom parameters like database userid and password. I think for a simple application I can use xml file for setting the userid and password. But that leads to some doubts.
1. The xml file cannot be included in the jar distribution beacuse otherwise the user will not be able to change the settings.( We don't expect the user to unjar the file, change the settings and repackage it). So where should the xml file be put ?
2. In my program, I should be able to read the xml file based on the relative path (which ideally should begin from the location where the jar is stored). How would I achieve that.
That said, if there is some other way, easier or more suited for this kind of functionality, please let me know.
regards,
nirvan.

Jam_IT wrote:
(new File("")).getAbsolutePath();If the file is not there, ..My understanding is that if the user drags a shortcut to the Jar onto the desktop, that absolute path will point to the desktop.
On a related note. Sun has decided it is no business of code to know where it is stored. Changes to applets and JWS now ensure the code cannot discover the installation location (even for digitally signed and fully trusted code). Non-JWS/applet projects might be able to still get a File location using ..
URL url = ourObject.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation();..but I would not bank on that still working in Java's 7 or 8..

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